Theoretical physicist and 2057 host Michio Kaku speculates on the future of civilization. He uses The Kardashev scale to explain his speculations. The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization’s level of technological advancement. The scale is only theoretical and in terms of an actual civilization highly speculative; however, it puts energy consumption [...]

Next week is VA Research Week, so this week officials from the Veterans Affairs Department were on Capitol Hill talking about past advances in medical technology and showing off some of their newest successes. The most grabbing one – literally – is the new DEKA arm, a cooperative project between the VA and the Defense [...]